I hear you loud and clear on that one!
I had GD with Fabi ... and since they were satisfied with my diet, I did have to inject insulin. To begin with, just the long term insulin in the morning and at night ... but after a few weeks, I had to also inject the fast working insulin. Plus test my blood sugar 7 times a day (injecting insulin 5 times a day) ... and you know how many IVFs I did
So here is a needle-a-phobe, who got through IVF + GD.
It also meant that they would have induced me, had I got to my due date without him coming (and it meant, that I couldn't birth at the midwife-led centre, but had to go to hospital).
I still was able to have the intervention-free, med-free birth that I had wanted. It was perfect. And the moment the placenta was born, the GD was gone. Fabi didn't have any issues with his insulin...
So if they keep an eye on it, and honestly - as much as I hate needles - the insulin pens are a breeze compared to what we're used to!! Really, I promise. I think it was much better, that I was monitored so closely and medicated, rather than just trying with the diet. The reason that you might get the heavier babies or the ones who have trouble after the birth, is if the blood sugar is not kept low (by injecting insulin for example), then it passes the placenta. So the babies start producing more insulin to regulate the sugar level (more than they really should) and they continue to produce more after birth to begin with, which is when their sugar levels can crash (which is why they are higher risk, than for someone without GD, for example).
Fabi did not grow any faster, than had I not had GD. When he was born (39+4), he weighed 3.100g.
Really, if you are monitored, it shouldn't affect your little ones, nor you. You may be at more risk to develop diabetes later in life and yes, it is highly likely, that you will develop GD in a subsequent pregnancy.
There is always the risk - and I know it is so horrible to hear this diagnoses, especially after what we go through to get pregnant in the first place. I just wanted you to hear my story - that it isn't all bad, doesn't have to be all bad. Though that of course won't take away, how upset you feel, which I totally understand!
I'm sad because I'm worried about it not going away after they're born, I'm worried now that they're more at risk for type 2 diabetes and childhood obesity, I'm worried because I know that they will grow fast but that doesn't mean that their lungs will mature any faster (which means a higher chance of NICU time), I'm sad that I can't just enjoy the rest of the pregnancy and eat what I want, I'm sad that after all of this infertility I might STILL have to give myself shots. It just sucks. I know it's not the end of the world but I'm really sad about it. My hubby has been great and said he's going to eat what I eat and stick by me but it just sucks! 
And we need to finish their room which I'm not THAT stressed out about because we do still have time but things need to at least start getting done. I purchased these wooden alphabet letters from etsy that are pained a variety of colors, they need to be hung. Hubby will do that this week I guess. It's going to be a lot of work for him but so worth it. And we ordered the glider but that's going to take a while to get here (we got a special order fabric) .... and I guess I just need to organize the room from that point on. I also need to make a decision about compost diapers vs. cloth diapers vs. organic/natural disposable diapers. I really wanted to do cloth but after doing research I'm really not sure that's what I want to do anymore because of how bulky they are. I feel like once my babies become mobile it's going to impede on their ability to move ... I don't want that. The compost ones seem like I decent option but I would like to make sure they are at least absorbent enough and have good reviews and worst case (not that disposables are bad for babies but they are for the environment) I will do the organic disposable diapers. We'll see. Lots to consider!
we've been using cloth since my daughter was born.
